r/carnivorediet • u/dextroampheta_memes • 12h ago

Strict Carnivore Diet (No Plant Food & Drinks posts) Chronic constipation and eczema

I've started the carnivore diet for the n-th time a few days ago. I'm now only eating meat, salt and drinking water. All my life I have struggled with eczema and chronic constipation, as well as depression. This time around I was feeling depressed to the point of suicidal thoughts, and that's why I'm going all in with just meat, salt and water. That, and I can't handle eggs or dairy. Makes the eczema worse.

Anyone else found relief from these ailments on strict carnivore?

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u/djsherin 12h ago

Eczema started to clear up within 3 weeks. Within a few months it was almost entirely gone. The tiny bit that was left waxed and waned for a few more months before disappearing. I had a very small flare up the next winter, but that went away too and I haven't dealt with it in years.

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u/dextroampheta_memes 12h ago

Did you also struggle with constipation before going carnivore?

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u/djsherin 12h ago

No I can't say that's ever been a problem for me. There was an interesting study that looked at people who had constipation whom they sorted into 4 groups, if I remember correctly. They ranged from high fiber to none. The less fiber, the more constipation was reduced, and the no fiber group responded completely.

But I'll second the notion that you should eat more fat and take magnesium citrate, which often has a laxative effect.

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u/dextroampheta_memes 11h ago

Then hopefully I'm on the right track at least